Death Poetica
Behind barbed wire In the county jail Woman recites poetry; Declares she’ll die. Bodies young, old Form lines.…
What’s So Ordinary About Ordinary Time?
As summer winds down and school years begin, we still find ourselves in Ordinary Time. Officially, Ordinary Time…
When Lent gives you lemons, make a curd
We bought a lemon tree a couple of years ago. Bonnie Sue Ellis came home with what appeared…
Burial Gardens: Life and Death in Lent
Last year, during the Lent that still hasn’t ended, I took my children on a walk to the…
Harden Not Your Hearts: Hearing the Call for Repentance
I know well enough that the time to address racial inequity was centuries ago. It is also now. And while it is a national sin, it is my work as much as anybody else.
The coronavirus, the cross and our vocation
I wasn’t sure what it would look like, or how terrible it would be, but deep in my…
Lent in a pandemic
I’ve been inside since Wednesday afternoon. It all started when a friend, who ministers in New York, texted…
penitents and elements
ash sand air wind flame land repent repent penitents and elements children of God children of earth repent…
For We Know Not What We Do
The world that surrounds us is daunting, too many voices speak truth and prophetic words from false prophets…
Strength in weakness
But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in…
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